Fort Worth, Texas (ABC 36 News Now) — The No. 5 seed Kentucky Wildcats’ season ended in the Sweet Sixteen with an 76-54 loss to the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns at Dickies Arena in Regional 3. The Wildcats scored…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Kentucky men’s basketball has picked up its first commitment in the Class of 2026 with Mason Williams. Williams is a four-star point guard in the 2026 class. He chose the Wildcats after visiting…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The 5-seed Kentucky Wildcats defeated the 4-seed West Virginia Mountaineers, 74-73, in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Round of 32. Kentucky led for most of the first half, building an 11-point advantage…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky's 2026 tournament run has come to an end in St. Louis. No. 7 Kentucky built an early double-digit lead over No. 2 Iowa State, but could not maintain it. Kentucky entered…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – No. 5 Kentucky defeated No. 12 James Madison 71–56 in a wire-to-wire victory in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats led from start to finish behind a…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - No. 7 seed Kentucky defeated No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 in a thriller on Friday at Enterprise Center. Kentucky fans endured a dramatic finish in regulation. Otega Oweh tied the game…
MORGANTOWN, Wv. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament and will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia for the opening round of the Fort Worth…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is headed to St. Louis as the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Kentucky will face No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos…
NASHVILLE, Tn. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (ABC-36 NEWS NOW) For the third time this season, the Florida Gators came out on top against the Kentucky Wildcats. No. 1 Florida defeated No. 9 Kentucky 71–63 in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Wildcats fell to the No. 5 Florida Gators, 84-77, on Senior Day at Rupp Arena. The win gave Florida a season sweep over Kentucky. Florida opened the game on an 11-0…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats fell to the No. 1 seed South Carolina…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats used a dominant second half to…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats defeated the No. 16…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has declared Wednesday “Blue-White Day” in the city to support the Kentucky…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Wildcats fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 96–85 on Tuesday night at Reed Arena. Kentucky got off to a quick start against Texas A&M. In fact, the Wildcats held a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The leader of Kentucky athletics is expected to step down. According to college sports reporter Pete Thamel, Mitch Barnhart is expected to retire as athletic director at the University of Kentucky. An official announcement…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The 16th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats fell at home to the third-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, 60-56. Kentucky now awaits its SEC Tournament seed for the tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, which begins Wednesday. The game…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Wildcats avenged their January loss to Vanderbilt, defeating the 25th-ranked Commodores 91-77 inside Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon. The game was highlighted by Kentucky’s quick start out of the gate. The…
AUBURN, Ala. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The 16th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Auburn Tigers 63-56 to close out their regular-season road slate. The Wildcats took the lead within the first minute of the game and never gave it back.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Wildcats snapped their three-game losing streak with a 72-63 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats got off to a slow start once again, finding…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky head coach Mark Pope was fined $25,000 for comments in which he criticized a late call made by officials following Saturday’s loss to Auburn. On Tuesday, the SEC released a statement saying,…
NASHVILLE, Tn. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky let a double-digit first-half lead slip away Sunday as No. 5 Vanderbilt rallied for an 81-79 victory in a back-and-forth SEC matchup. Kentucky, which lost by one point to Vanderbilt in Lexington…
AUBURN, Al. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - There was plenty at stake for both teams Tuesday night at Neville Arena. Kentucky entered trying to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season, while Auburn came in desperate to snap a…
LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) The Georgia Bulldogs arrived in Lexington seeking a marquee victory to strengthen their NCAA Tournament résumé — and they left with exactly that. Georgia controlled the tempo from the opening tip and never trailed…